WHY MIGHT IT BE DIFFICULT TO LEAVE
It is all to easy for people who have no experience of domestic violence to say they wouldn't stay in a relationship with someone who is abusive. Quite often they find it difficult to understand why someone would stay within that relationship. Some say they would leave at the first signs of violence.
In actual fact many women will stay in the relationship for a long time.
There are many reasons for this.
Many will still love their partner, and hope that they will change the behaviour.
Generally abuse escalates and intensifies, so at the outset it may feel like little things, but these gradually eat away at confidence and disempower the woman. She may be made to feel it is her fault, and she may feel ashamed about the abuse and not be able to tell anyone.
She could be threatened with physical harm if she suggests leaving.
There is the real fear that she will not be believed.
There are lots of practical things that might make it feel an impossible thing to leave, this may be worrying about where you will live, what about money and finances, what about the children. She may fear being isolated from her family and friends.
In addition, family members or friends may pressure her into staying.
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